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| − | '''Nabopolassar''', or '''Nabopollasar'''<ref>Berossus the Chaldean, | + | <FONT SIZE="2"> |
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| + | <TR><TD COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="CENTER"><B><FONT SIZE="3">Nabopolassar,<br>King of Babylon</FONT></B></TD> | ||
| + | <TR><TD VALIGN="top"><B>predecessor</B></TD><TD VALIGN="top">?</TD> | ||
| + | <TR><TD><B>successor</B></TD><TD VALIGN="top">[[Nebuchadnezzar II]]</TD></TR> | ||
| + | <TR><TD><B>birth</B></TD><TD VALIGN="top">?</TD></TR> | ||
| + | <TR><TD><B>death</B></TD><TD>605 BC</TD></TR> | ||
| + | <TR><TD><B>spouse</B></TD><TD VALIGN="top">?</TD> | ||
| + | <TR><TD VALIGN="top"><B>father</B></TD><TD>?</TD></TR> | ||
| + | <TR><TD VALIGN="top"><B>mother</B></TD><TD VALIGN="top">unknown</TD></TR> | ||
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| + | '''Nabopolassar''', or '''Nabopollasar'''<ref>Berossus the Chaldean, ''Babylonika'', from Alexander Polyhistor, of the Destruction of Jerusalem, as found in I.P. Cory's ''The Ancient Fragments"</ref> ruled as the first king of the Late [[Babylonian Empire]] for 29 years (possibly including joint reigns) according to [[Berossus the Chaldean|Berossus's]]<ref>Berossus the Chaldean, ''Babylonika'', from Alexander Polyhistor, of the Destruction of Jewish Temple, as found in I.P. Cory's ''The Ancient Fragments"</ref>, but is commonly understood to have reigned from 625 to 605 B.C. | ||
Nabopolassar fought [[Egypt]] between 610 and 605 B.C., whereupon his son [[Nebuchadnezzar II]] won the [[Battle of Carchemish]] and then took the throne upon his father's death that same year. | Nabopolassar fought [[Egypt]] between 610 and 605 B.C., whereupon his son [[Nebuchadnezzar II]] won the [[Battle of Carchemish]] and then took the throne upon his father's death that same year. | ||
Nabopolassar is best known for conquering the [[Assyrian Empire]] in 609 B.C., which had already been weakened and deserted by its allies. | Nabopolassar is best known for conquering the [[Assyrian Empire]] in 609 B.C., which had already been weakened and deserted by its allies. | ||
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| + | ==Death== | ||
| + | He is noted to have died in [[Babylon]] from a [[Distemper|distemper]]. | ||
[[Category:Babylon]] | [[Category:Babylon]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 10:17, April 7, 2023
| Nabopolassar, King of Babylon |
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| predecessor | ? |
| successor | Nebuchadnezzar II |
| birth | ? |
| death | 605 BC |
| spouse | ? |
| father | ? |
| mother | unknown |
Nabopolassar, or Nabopollasar[1] ruled as the first king of the Late Babylonian Empire for 29 years (possibly including joint reigns) according to Berossus's[2], but is commonly understood to have reigned from 625 to 605 B.C.
Nabopolassar fought Egypt between 610 and 605 B.C., whereupon his son Nebuchadnezzar II won the Battle of Carchemish and then took the throne upon his father's death that same year.
Nabopolassar is best known for conquering the Assyrian Empire in 609 B.C., which had already been weakened and deserted by its allies.
Death
He is noted to have died in Babylon from a distemper.